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Mary Immaculate Parish 716 E. Washington Kirksville, MO 63501 April 28, 2019 Divine Mercy Sunday Office Hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m. Phone Number 660-665-2466 Office Fax 660-665-8955 Website www.miparish.org Msgr. David Cox [email protected] Mary Immaculate School Welcome to Mary Immaculate Parish! Phone Number….660-665-1006 We extend a warm welcome to all who attend our church. Hope’s Kitchen We hope our parish community will nourish your faith Phone Number….660-988-8972 and that you will share your special gifts with us. Your Sacrament of Reconciliation prayers, your presence and your talents are most wel- come. If you are settling into Mary Immaculate full time, Saturday, 4:30 p.m. and by appointment. please register! Parish registration packets are in a litera- Baptism ture rack near the side entrance in church. Fill it out and Contact the Parish Center for requirements. drop it by the Parish Center. We take this opportunity to Marriage welcome all of you, our parishioners and visitors, to church today. We thank you for making us a part of your Six (6) months notice required for preparation. day! Communion to the Sick We are happy to bring Communion to those St. Rose of Lima confined to their homes. Please contact the Novinger, Mo. 63559 Parish Center. Also, please inform the (660) 488-6680 office if a parishioner is in the hospital or nursing home. Catholic Newman Center Mary Immaculate Catholic Cemetery 709 South Davis 615 S. Jamison St. Kirksville, Mo. 63501 Contact the Parish Center for information. (660) 665-4357 Parish Staff Parish Pastoral Council Members Mary Immaculate School Msgr. David Cox, Pastor Rusty Nelson, President; Ann Gray, Principal Deacon Dave Ream, OFS, Tom Daugherty, Vice President; Newman Center Assistant to the Pastor Chris Koch, Secretary; Rev. Colin Franklin, Chaplain Pat Lehr, DRE/Pastoral Minister Pat Boren, Debi Boughton, Chris Korte, Director Mary Wolken, Bookkeeper Paula Brawner, Marsha Jones, Bulletin Lynn Carter OFS, Secretary Mary Myers, Janelle Stephens Submit items for publication to Matt Wolken [email protected] by 3 pm Monday. Thank you! Calendar of Events Many, many thanks to the 7th and Monday, April 29—St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin and 8th graders, who unloaded many Doctor of the Church boxes and set up the cafeteria for the Vigil 8:30 am Piecemakers Quilt Group, Parish Center reception, to Carol Benevento, who helped 3:30 pm Web team meeting, Parish Center unload two car loads of food for the Easter 6:30 pm Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts, School Vigil reception, to Kit and Steve Hadwig- RCIA, Parish Center er, Diane and George Schulte, and Tuesday, April 30—Easter Weekday Chris Koch for cleaning up the cafe- 1:00 pm Legion of Mary, Parish Center teria after the Vigil reception into the early hours of East- 4:00 pm Bible Study, Parish Center er morning. I certainly appreciate your kindness and Wednesday, May 1—Easter Weekday assistance as we welcomed the newest members of our 8:30 am Piecemakers Quilt Group, Parish Center Church, their families, and friends. 6:00 pm 1st Holy Communion Rehearsal, Church 6:30 pm PSR catechist Agape Meal & end of year evalua- Easter blessings, Janie Theobald tions, Parish Center Thursday, May 2—St. Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor Week of April 29th, 2019 of the Church Special Intention 6:00 pm Technology Committee meeting, School Offered by Barb Williams 7:00 pm School Advisory Board, School Friday, May 3—Sts. Philip and James, Apostles 7:30 am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Church ORDINATION BANNS 10:00 am Young at Heart Meeting, Rosary, and Luncheon QUARTER SUNDAY WEEKEND Mr. Christopher Anthony Korte of Saturday, May 4—Saturday of the Octave of Easter this parish is currently in formation Sunday, May 5— Divine Mercy Sunday and will be ordained to the Perma- 9:00 am CLOW, School nent Diaconate in the Cathedral of 4:30 pm NEMO Dance, Gym St. Joseph on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. by the Most Reverend W. Shawn McKnight, Eucharistic Adoration on Fridays Bishop of Jefferson City. following 7am Mass. Readings For The Week Mass Intentions Apr. 29— May 5, 2019 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 4:23-31-37; Ps 2:1-4, 7-9; Jn 3:1-8 Mary Immaculate Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15 Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn 3:16-21 or (for the memorial) Gn 1:26 -- 2:3 or Mon No Mass Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24; Tue 5:30 pm No Mass Ps 90:2-4, 12-14, 16; Mt 13:54-58 Wed 7:00 am No Mass Thursday: Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20; Jn 3:31-36 Thu 8:00 am † Cynthia Detillion Friday: 1 Cor 15:1-8; Ps 19:2-5; Jn 14:6-14 Fri 7:00 am Morning Prayer and Benediction of the Saturday: Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; Jn 6:16-21 Sunday: Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; Blessed Sacrament Rev 5:11-14; Jn 21:1-19 [1-14] Sat 5:30 pm † Joshua Shoop Sun 9:00 am † Bridget Kurz Bishop McKnight’s Prayer Intention for April: “For Sun 11:00 am For the People a more welcoming and hospitable environment in the Catholic communities of our parishes, schools St. Rose and hospitals; that the Kingdom of Heaven may be Sun 7:30 am † Pius & Orella Rogerson, Carmelita Clark, experienced here on earth in our works of charity & Patty Russell and mercy.” 4:00 pm For the canonization of Archbishop Fulton Sheen The Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for May: Newman Center “That the Church in Africa, through the com- mitment of its members, may be the seed of Sun 11:00 am † Elston Neuner unity among her peoples and a sign of hope for Sun 7:00 pm † Edna Neuner this continent. ” The mercy that we celebrate on this Divine Mercy Sunday is that God will not allow Thomas to persist in his doubt and unbelief. He shows Himself so that he might believe. That opportunity is extended to all of us. The mercy of Easter is that God did not want us to continue in doubt and darkness, but to believe and have the light of His life! So let us fall on our knees before our risen Lord and echo the proclama- tion of Thomas’ faith: “My Lord and my God!” Doubng Thomas, by Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi da, 1571–1610) Msgr. Cox Dear Parishioners of Mary Immaculate and St. Rose, Decorating for the Season! “It sounds too good to be true.” How often We would like to thank the following people for their generous these words have passed through my lips. And response in providing money for Easter decorations! that is exactly the frame of mind that Thomas GIVEN IN MEMORY OF: seems to have in our Gospel today. All the Mary & Gabriel Tiso and Erna & Heinz C.Woehlk, Geri Apostles except for him have had an encounter Ruggieri and Florence Roth from Heinz & Mary Lou with the risen Jesus. Despite all their proclama- Woehlk & Family tions of “He is risen!” Thomas declares that he Andrew Mihalevich from Dave & Lynn Petre will not believe until he sees with his own eyes the wounds, and even touches them with his Donald & Dorothy Wolken, Allen & Sarah Mitchell, Chris- own hands. topher Mitchell, Dolores, Don, Michael and Carol Wolken from Matt & Mary Wolken The Sunday after Easter the eleven are gathered. Chuck & Alice Houston, Ed & Fern Deites, Charles Hou- This time Thomas is with them. Jesus again ston from Don & Willa Deiters stands before his Apostles and it seems as if al- most before his greeting is out of his mouth Chester & Loretta Turner, Frank & Marge Ritter, Deacon David Ritter, Larry Ritter from Odilia Turner Thomas falls to his knees and proclaims his be- lief saying, “My Lord and my God!” Fr.Bill Kottenstette from Chris Koch I have always liked Caravaggio’s painting of Albert & Ruth Schulte, Fred & Louise Witt, Gary Schulte this event. Rather than depicting Thomas on his from George & Diane Schulte knees before the Lord, he paints a doubting Virl & Alverna Garlock from Anna Marie Newman Thomas with his finger in the wound of Jesus’ Donald Bennett, Carter & Mary Patton, Margery Leavitt, side, his disbelief persisting until he can see it George Scheurer, W.C. & Anna Bennett and Bill & Juanita for himself. Detwiler from Mary Maye Bennett Shane Ferguson and Allison Pfeiffer from Don & Carol McCoy and Ann Ferguson RCIA THE PERIOD OF MYSTAGOGY Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. M.I. Parish Center Apr. 29 The Mystagogy Experience, Divine Mercy & Life After RCIA These weeks are spent “unpacking the Mystery of Faith” - dis- covering what difference being “fully initiated” makes, how the Church CELEBRATES RESURRECTION for 50 days until Pentecost, and how the HOLY SPIRIT guides the Church in a Welcome to our newest Catholics! unique manner from the Time of the First Apostles up until this day. Baptism & Holy Eucharist For the next year our newly initiated Catholics are called NE- Xavier Luke DeLeon (8th) OPHYTES, NEW “Creations” as the Baptismal Rite calls Godfather: Levi Krauss them. We continue to form them in faith for “Life After RCIA.” Emily Kim DeLeon (6th) In particular how the GIFTS & FRUITS of the Holy Spirit are Godmother: Abby Stephens made manifest in the Early Church and throughout our lives Kimberly Hope DeLeon (4th) today as Church, each a significant Member of the Body of Godmother: Kimmie Olson Christ.